Grand Prix planner faces fraud charges

Promised city, investors a race before leaving town

5:14 PM,
Nov. 14, 2012

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The law finally caught up with the racing enthusiast who promised to bring a "Le Mans-style" Grand Prix to downtown Cincinnati.

Two years after he solicited money from investors and disappeared, Curtis Boggs was in federal court Wednesday to face fraud and money laundering charges. He could be sentenced to 20 years in prison if he's convicted.

Federal prosecutors say Boggs, who was working as a truck driver in California, was arrested in October while attempting to enter the United States from Mexico. He was indicted in June, but the charges remained secret until U.S. Marshals flew him to ...